If you’re looking for a free application that can backup and restore your Windows Mail, Outlook Express, Mozilla Thunderbird, Firefox profile files; then here is a perfect utility for you. Named as KLS Mail Backup, it is a free application that solves the fright of losing your e-mails and associated profiles.

It is free for personal use and can be downloaded for immediate use on Windows 2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7. Using this application, you can back up to your local and network drives in ZIP compression.

Backups supported by KLS Mail Backup:

• Windows Live Mail profile, Windows Live Contacts and Windows Live Messenger Files
• Windows Mail profile and Windows Contacts
• Outlook Express profiles and Windows Address Book
• Internet Explorer Favorites and Internet Accounts
• Mozilla, Seamonkey, Thunderbird and Firefox profiles
• Postbox profiles
• Opera profiles
• The Bat! Profiles
• IncrediMail profiles

Download KLS Mail Backup

Backupify is an online tool which lets you back up your social networking profiles and web-based data. Most of our data, nowadays, is hosted on one or the other website. For instance, most of our pictures are hosted on Flickr or on our social networking profiles. Many people believe that this data is safe and there is no chance of losing this web-based data. However, the fact is that there may be a chance of losing this data. A major glitch or in an even of hacking, you may lose your data stored on web servers. An easy way to avoid such mishap is by backing up your web data.

Backupify allows you to back up your data on Flickr, Facebook, Basecamp, Gmail, Twitter, Google Docs, WordPress, Photobucket, Blogger, Delicious and FriendFeed accounts. All you need to do is create an account at Backupify and authenticate or give your login credentials for the web accounts you would like to backup. Your web data will be automatically backed up and you will be sent a confirmation e-mail after each backup.

Good news is that Backupify is currently offering its valuable service for free. Until February 15, 2010; anyone can register a free account at Backupify and avail the service without any expenses.

So go ahead and create an account at Backupify today.

We’ve all been in the situation where we’ve completely deleted something that we really needed, and only realized it AFTER emptying the recycle bin.

You wonder how it was possible for you to make the same mistake twice. Surprising as this may be, it happens to even the most experienced computer users. When this happens, the big question then is “Can I recover these files once they’ve been deleted from the hard drive?”

The answer to this question is a definite “probably”. Files CAN be recovered, even when they’ve been completely deleted. But you must act quickly and cautiously.

What Happens to Files When they Get Deleted?

Although we’ve always thought of the term “delete” as the permanent destruction of a data file, this is not exactly how it really works.

Contrary to what some Mac and Linux users might have you believe, Windows is actually a very smart operating system and seems to know what we want before we do. (At least in certain circumstances)

When we delete a file, it sort of puts the file off to the side for the time being. While it may appear to be deleted to you, it’s not completely deleted as far as Windows is concerned. The space that the deleted file occupied is kept open until Windows actually needs to overwrite that sector of the hard drive. Until this space is once again occupied with new data, the “deleted” files can still be recovered.

However, this is not 100% guaranteed, and your chances go down over time. The sooner you attempt to recover them, the better your chances of a full recovery.

Applications to Assist in Recovery of Deleted Files

You can take your hard drive to an expensive recovery technician, where they can help you recover your deleted files. But why waste your money when there are free applications you can download from the internet that will do the same thing.

The following programs have all been heavily tested and reviewed by various online experts. A bit of Google research will help you find the product that’s best suited to your needs.

• Restoration 3.2.13 – This application requires no installation and can easily be run on a USB stick because of its small size. This allows you to take it with you wherever you go and always be able to access it if you need it. With this small application, you can also permanently delete something for your hard drive. The application provides you with a filter just in case you’re searching for a specific file. (Which you probably will be) What many people like about this application is that it’s very fast.

(http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html)

• Smart Data Recovery 3.3 – This application also requires zero installation in spite of its small size. It can recovery files from almost any kind of device: hard drives, flash drives, digital cameras, memory sticks, etc. It also allows you the option of permanently wiping a file from your computer so it can never be recovered. It has excellent navigation options and is exceptionally fast, making it a popular option.

(http://www.smartpctools.com)

• PCI File Recovery 4 – This application does require an application in order to be able to use all the features of the program. It’s offered in many different languages, making it a larger application. It works very well but unless you’re using a filter, it can take a while.

(http://www.pcinspector.de)

• FreeUndelete 2.0 – This application is also small and also requires installation but is a simple application that will definitely get the job done.

(http://www.officerecovery.com)

Of course, none of these methods are guaranteed to be successful. These file recovery applications should only serve as a “last resort” that you can fall back on when everything else has failed.

As with anything else in life, the best defense is a good offence. Make sure that your data is frequently backed up, and that your backup copies are stored off-site for added security.

Backing up important data is a good option when you do not want to lose data due to power failure or other such miss-happenings. Most computer users feel data backup is quite a time consuming process and hence do not go for it on a regular basis. However, Idle Backup is a portable app that does this boring and time-consuming task of backing up files in the background without hindering your daily work.

Idle Backup does not require installation and can silently perform backup of your data on Hard Disk Drive, external HDD, USB drives or on a network computer. The backup is performed by zip compressing files. This considerably reduces the space occupied by backup data on your backup drive thereby saving some of your precious data storage capacity.

Idle Backup is of 1.3 MB and can fit into any constraint of your HDD. It is compatible with Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

Download Idle Backup

It is really painful to lose your game settings or saved games when the system crashes or when you need to reinstall Windows. It takes time and effort to locate the game folders and figure out how to restore or reinstate the settings and in most cases, all the effort proves futile. MASGAU is a free and handy application which eases this work of backing up game data. It automatically saves game archive utility which automatically detects an archived game and its settings and then restores them.

MASGAU is compatible with all Windows versions and supports backup of hundred of games with more being added soon. MASGAU has a simple interface and offers dual mode function: ‘Single user mode’ and ‘All users mode’. With this dual mode functionality, you do not need to be an administrator for saving settings.

MASGAU can do schedule backup, display the progress bar to indicate the backup process, auto detect game settings, do a quick restore of an archive, etc.

Download MASGAU game backup utility by clicking here | MASGAU App Page

If you would like to backup your mail and web browser profiles to avoid disasters that may attack any time, you can use MailBrowserBackup. MailBrowserBackup is a simple utility that allows complete backups of Internet Explorer, Mozilla FireFox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Windows Mail, Opera Browser, Apple Safari, SRWare Iron, FileZilla FTP Client, eMule and IncrediMail profiles.

As of now, MailBrowserBackup v.01 is compatible with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Filezilla and Mozilla Thunderbird. According to the MailBrowserBackup developers, this open source and standalone program will be upgraded to support other browsers like Opera, Safari, and Internet Explorer, Windows Mail, Incredimail and eMule in the next coming release- MailBrowserBackup v.02.
Using MailBrowserBackup, you can back up multiple browser profiles in seconds on any Windows PC. This utility has only one pre-requisite. You need to have Microsoft .NET framework 2.0+ or above.

If you feel this utility can be of some help to you, download it by clicking here.